! Since Independence Day, summer has flown by q
uickly.We had a great family campout up in the Uintas. It was perfect weather, wonderful company, great food, and we had the pleasure of lots of mosquitos. Most all of our 11 kids were able to be there. Missing were our Alaskans, Alyssa and Randy. Also missing
were Alayna and Jason who were vacationing in Florida, and Cory and Jeri. They missed out because Jeri thought that having surgery on her ankle would be a lot more fun than camping. #1Trent and family joined us, and Pat’s brother and nephew. We all had a great time fishing, visiting, and communing with nature. 
The 24th of July was fantastic! We got to attend the 3rd annual Pioneer Day party at C.J’s and Jennilyns. We barbecued, visited and had the best home fireworks extravaganza, ever! We really lit up the night.
On the last day of July Mel and I hosted a dutch oven party in our back yard for about 28 friends from the ward. We cooked a couple of pots of barbecued pork and two pots of sour cream cheese potatoes. Our guests brought the rest of our meal. It was great. We visited, played a game and waited for the next patch of rain to hit. Thank heavens for Easy-up awnings!
Well August is ½ over now but we have lots of other things planned….stay tuned!
